Originally Posted by
mkann69
Actually it is specifically stated in writing. Please google ACLU/Beirfeldt versus the TSA (2009) and read the injunction that came from the case. It clearly and definitively states that "safety screening procedures be strictly limited to passenger searches for the purpose of safeguarind flight safety.
Thanks. Interesting read.
I don't see any specific mention of HOW to inspect passports.
Amendment 2 does say the document checker is to determine if the document is fraudulent.
I expect the real procedures are in a current version
of that secret manual that leaked last year.
IIRC, it was reported that Visa stamps from some countries resulted in mandatory secondary.